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SUGGESTED RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The 1991 Minnesota Legislature established a Ramsey County Local Government Services Study Commission to 'report on the advantages and disadvantages of sharing, cooperating, restructuring, or consolidating..." activities in areas of public service including public works; and WHEREAS, The consolidation plan provides for reclassification of roadways and corresponding changes in jurisdiction including the transfer of local and State Aid roadways between the County and municipalities; and WHEREAS, Little Canada Road (County State Aid Highway 21) from Highway 49 to County Road C, located in the City of Little Canada, is presently under the jurisdiction of Ramsey County as a County State Aid Highway; and WHEREAS, This roadway has been determined to serve a local function only; and WHEREAS, Revocation of "County State Aid Highway" status may be accomplished by resolution of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §162.02; and WHEREAS, It appears to the City Council of the City of Little Canada that the street hereinafter described upon turnback from Ramsey County should be designated a Municipal State Aid Street under the provisions of Minnesota Law; and WHEREAS, The consolidation plan stipulates that Ramsey County shall improve the roadway to acceptable levels prior to transferring jurisdiction over roadway segments from Ramsey County to municipalities, and the Ramsey County Capital Improvement Program provides funding for these improvements; and WHEREAS, Ramsey County and the City of Little Canada cooperated on a project to reconstruct Little Canada Road (County State Aid Highway 21) from Highway 49 to County Road C; and WHEREAS, This segment of Little Canada Road has been improved to an acceptable level prior to the transfer of roadway jurisdiction therefore exempting Ramsey County from providing any compensation to the City of Little Canada for this jurisdictional transfer; Now, Therefore, Be It RESOLVED, The City of Little Canada does hereby concur with the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners revoking the "County State Aid Highway" status of Little Canada Road (County State Aid Highway 21) from Rice Street to County Road C, and transfers jurisdiction over the roadway to the City of Little Canada, effective after the County is in receipt of an adopted resolution from the City of Little Canada concurring with the County revoking the "County State Aid Highway" status of Little Canada Road (County State Aid Highway 21) from Rice Street to County Road C; and Be It Further 3